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7 AAC 12.520. Nursing service. Repealed. (Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; repealed 9/6/96, Register 139) 7 AAC 12.521. Therapy services. (a) Physical therapy services offered by a home health agency must be provided in accordance with a plan of care by or under the supervision of a physical therapist licensed under AS 08.84. A physical therapist employed by or on contract with a home health agency shall

(1) evaluate a patient;

(2) establish or modify a physical therapy treatment plan upon written or verbal orders from a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant;

(3) prepare clinical progress notes;

(4) prepare summaries of care;

(5) plan, supervise, and delegate services to a physical therapy assistant licensed under AS 08.84; and

(6) makes supervisory visits to the patient’s residence every two weeks to evaluate the effectiveness of the services furnished by the physical therapy assistant and to document the patient’s condition in the clinical record. (b) Occupational therapy services offered by a home health agency must be provided in accordance with a plan of care by an occupational therapist licensed under AS 08.84. An occupational therapist employed by or on contract with a home health agency shall

(1) evaluate a patient;

(2) establish or modify an occupational therapy treatment plan upon written or verbal orders from a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant;

(3) prepare clinical progress notes;

(4) prepare summaries of care;

(5) plan, supervise, and delegate services to an occupational therapy assistant licensed under AS 08.84; and

(6) make supervisory visits to the patient’s residence every two weeks to evaluate the